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Connection Settings
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Connection Tab Page
The user can specify a maximum of two connections per slave to use in remote I/O communications. Use the
following procedure.
1.
Select the slave device in the Registered Device List.
2.
Click the Advanced Setup Button.
3.
The following window will be displayed.
Click the Connection Tab.
The default setting is Auto Connection.
Use the following procedure to specify a connection.
1.
Select the User Setup Option.
Settings will be enabled for connections.
2.
Select the connections to use.
Up to two connections can be set.
Note: COS and Cyclic cannot be set at the same time.
3.
Set a connection path if necessary.
4.
Set the COS/Cyclic Heartbeat Timer value if necessary.
5.
Click the OK Button.
An asterisk will be displayed in the C column at the right in the Registered Device List.
If a connection for a device for which I/O allocation has already been performed is changed, the present I/O
allocation will be deleted. Allocate memory again.
IMPORTANT: • COS and Cyclic cannot be set at the same time.
Note: The auto-allocation function cannot be used for a device for which a connection has been set in the
Advanced Setup. To enable using the auto-allocation function, unregister the device and then register
it again.
B-5 Advanced Settings: Connection, Communications Cycle Time, Slave Function Settings, etc.
• If both a poll and COS connection or a both poll and cyclic connection are used, the out-
put settings for both connections must be the same.
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